Marco Galinha stated that, over the 25 years he built companies, he accumulated experience, lost money, and made mistakes that, in his opinion, he would not have learned to avoid in a university. He said that managing a company required difficult decisions and that turning over millions did not guarantee profit, just as growing did not mean doing so solidly. The businessman wrote that money allowed the acquisition of equipment, buildings, and technology, but it did not ensure loyalty, character, or trust. He added that the best collaborators did not always have the strongest resumes and that people with little academic training could know more about management than those with a doctorate. Galinha also said that postponing a decision could have a cost greater than making a wrong decision. He believed that the most demanding test for an entrepreneur arose when trying to save what seemed lost and stated that the responsibility of having thousands of families dependent on the company's decisions was a lesson that only life provided. As the main lesson from the 25 years, he argued that success was not just about creating a large company, but about building something capable of standing on its own without the founder's presence. #Empreendedorismo #Liderança #Experiência (translated)